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Dec 15, 2025
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Why we can get past the Van Allen Radiation Belts

We can and have passed through the Van Allen radiation belts because they are spatially limited zones of trapped charged particles whose intensity varies in time and space; Apollo crews traversed them...

Jan 15, 2026
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How much radiation did Apollo astronauts receive during belt transit and how was it measured?

Apollo astronauts who traversed the Van Allen radiation belts received a small, non‑lethal dose: dosimeter and post‑flight badge analysis indicate exposures on the order of a few to a few tens of rads...

Oct 26, 2025
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What are the most common arguments against the moon landing being real?

The most common claims that the Apollo moon landings were faked center on alleged photographic and physical anomalies, technological impossibility, and sociopolitical motives for deception; these clai...

Jan 19, 2026

What were the total mission radiation doses for each Apollo lunar mission and how did they compare to Apollo 14?

Apollo-era passive dosimetry and later analyses show that crew-averaged skin doses for the nine lunar missions clustered well below levels causing acute injury, with Apollo 14 recording the highest me...

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